Australia
has made become the first entire continent to legalise marijuana, after their
Parliament took a vote on Wednesday.

Australia,
with a population of around 23 million has followed several states in the U.S.
and decided to decriminalise the use of marijuana.

The
amendments were made to their Narcotic Drugs Act,which means legal cannabis
farms and the distribution of marijuana products will have to governments
go-ahead.

Sussan
Ley, the Minister of Health, said in a statement“This is a historic day for
Australia and the many advocates who have fought long and hard to challenge the
stigma around medicinal cannabis products so genuine patients are no longer
treated as criminals," she went on
“This is the missing piece in a patient’s treatment journey, and [we] will now
see seamless access to locally produced medicinal cannabis products from farm
to pharmacy.”

The
details have not been finalised just yet, but it is thought within the next few
months patients with a prescription for medical marijuana will be allowed to
start growing their crops.

This
is a huge leap for supporters of legalised marijuana across the world, and hopefully
now other continents such as North America and Europe will do the same.